The cost of a standard UK passport will exceed £100 for the first time next month as fees are rising by eight per cent, the Home Office has announced.
The cost of online applications made within the UK for people aged 16 and above will increase from £94.50 to £102.
Passports for children under 16 will cost £66.50, up from £61.50 currently.
Postal applications will increase from £107 to £115.50 for adults and £74 to £80 for children.
The fee for a premium, one-day service application made from within the UK will rise to £239.50 from £222.
There are similar percentage rises in fees for applications made from overseas.
The changes, which are subject to parliamentary approval, are due to be introduced on April 8.
They follow increases of seven per cent in each of the last two years, and nine per cent in 2023.
The Home Office said the new fees “will help the Home Office to continue to move towards a system that meets its costs through those who use it, reducing reliance on funding from general taxation”.
“The government does not make any profit from the cost of passport applications.
“The fees contribute to the cost of processing passport applications, consular support overseas, including for lost or stolen passports, and the cost of processing British citizens at UK borders.”
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